(WSAZ) – A very active week of weather is to be expected over the entire WSAZ Viewing Area. Things will start fairly calm today, though, as we’ll see just a few clouds, as well as fairly warm temperatures and calm wind. This is due to high pressure working eastward, driving increased southerly winds. The cloud coverage will unfortunately linger around through the afternoon, thanks to a developing area of low pressure in the southern plains.
This low will work rapidly to the north and east, pushing a warm front through the area tomorrow morning. This front will drive the development of showers during the late morning, with a cold front driving the development of showers during the early afternoon. This cold front will also drive the development of a few showers, before drier conditions work on Tuesday night. The cold front that will come through on Tuesday will ultimately not have a large impact on the area.
Another piece of energy aloft, though, will dog on down by Wednesday, driving the development and genesis of another area of low pressure over central and eastern Ohio. This will drive another cold front through the area by Wednesday afternoon, this front having a much larger impact on the area. Gusty showers are to be expected along this front, with gusty winds of 35-40 mph gusts (15-25 mph sustained winds) expected behind the front. On top of this, a shot of the coldest air of the season we’ve seen so far will work in. Temps are expected to drop into the 30s overnight Wednesday.
More spokes of energy will move in around the area of low pressure by the time we reach Thursday morning. A shot of mixed precipitation (with a lot of us seeing our first snowflakes of the season) is to be expected during the morning hours, before another shot of some widespread snow moves in for the afternoon and evening hours along with yet another spoke of energy. Little to no accumulation of snow is to be expected in the lowland elevations, but there is definitely a possibility for the mountains to see a couple of inches, especially east of US-19 (Corridor L).
Meanwhile, a very tight pressure gradient will drive very gusty winds. Gusts up to 40 mph will be possible not just Thursday, but also into Friday. With that in mind, be sure to secure any loose objects, as well as those trashcans in your yard from Wednesday all the way through Friday. After the shot of snow clears out Friday morning, northwesterly winds should drive some lake-driven and mountain-driven snow through the early portion of Saturday, before the entire region is able to clear out by Saturday afternoon. Eventual development of sunshine and warmer temps works back in for Sunday.
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